OT: Portable Espresso Machine Recommendations?

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by fredd

Pretty sure James Hoffman tried the Prismo and found the coffee it yielded to be nowhere close to espresso. The problem with the aeropress is that the diameter is so large you'd probably shatter your vessel before reaching 9bars of pressure.
Seems like a fun accessory to experiment with, though.

"Please do not brew with Prismo over thin glass vessels. Prismo creates a great deal of pressure, and glass is fragile! When in doubt, use a ceramic or metal vessel."

Surprised I haven't seen anything on r/abruptchaos ...

[azrider]

I camp quite a bit and love my Aeropress, but as of late I've using and perfecting my Moka pot as well......makes damn strong cup of joe

[crankles]

Originally Posted by earlfoss

I love lever machines, and had no idea the Robot existed. I'd buy it if the delivery time wasn't going to overlap with my trip. My daily driver is a 20+ year old LaPavoni Professional. Maintenance has been easy with gasket replacement maybe every 2-3 years.

I have a friend who travels with his Pavoni in a small suitcase with cut-foam. It's his 2nd carry-on and is smaller than his travel pro.

His is significantly smaller than this as he uses a hand grinder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9jD2EQXLis

[crankles]

My friends looks more like this... but he mod'd it so the lever could be easily detached, making it even more compact.

[gibbo]

I have been using this for 7-8 years now and it’s great. Will work on electric, induction, or fire. I did break the handle and rebuilt it with a small piece of re-bar.


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[C40_guy]

Originally Posted by gibbo

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I have been using this for 7-8 years now and it’s great. Will work on electric, induction, or fire. I did break the handle and rebuilt it with a small piece of re-bar.


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I think I need to get one of these. My buddy uses it as his only coffee maker, and when I'm at his house, that's what I get.

Might save it for days when I REALLY NEED TO GET **** DONE!

[oldguy00]

Surprised no one suggested aeropress!

Yeah none of the really portable stuff is gonna be great espresso. Just get the aeropress, its perfect for travel.

[Hellgate]

I just chuck my DeLonghli in the car as a tagalong.

[charliedid]

Anyone own and or use the Neo? Compare it to the Robot...

Thx

[William]

Originally Posted by crankles

I have a friend who travels with his Pavoni in a small suitcase with cut-foam. It's his 2nd carry-on and is smaller than his travel pro.

His is significantly smaller than this as he uses a hand grinder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9jD2EQXLis

That's dedication, I wanna party with that dude!




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[earlfoss]

Originally Posted by C40_guy

I propose that we have a new tagging option for threads.

OT is for threads that are off topic
$OT is for threads that are off topic and risk exposing readers to new things they must purchase right away.

and of course, we can tweak the $OT with a ranking of how risky the thread might be...

For instance:

$OT for best camping tent stake
$$$OT for best portable camping espresso machine

Thoughts?

This is brilliant!

[tctyres]

Aaandd now Flair is dominating my feeds on social media

Re: moka pot. It's definitely not like anything else in the coffee world: higher pressure than regular coffee, lower pressure than espresso, gets a "burnt" flavor easily. Having that pot is worth it though, particularly if you follow James Hoffmann's technique. Also, the moka pot works well with milk drinks using the french press as a foamer.

I don't use my french press(es) at all anymore ... too much of a pita to clean, and the quality of the brew isn't that great.

[d_douglas]

Tons of options here (per usual on the Paceline) but the Aeropress simply rules. It’s durable plastic (buy the stainless filter) and light and dead easy. You really don’t need anything else. I use this at work everyday I am in the office these days - they call me the coffee weirdo.

[William]

Anyone mention the Aram?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlUxtgM_Ipc





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[flying]

Agree with many Love the Aeropress & it is my morning coffee but it is NOT espresso

But as others have said a Moka Pot if your looking for as close to espresso as possible in a portable format is quite nice

If you for instance boil water first in a kettle then adding to moka pot to finish brewing....that makes the BIGGEST difference rather than burning the coffee

Next is knowing when to stop the heat/flow & remove moka pot & sit in cold water to stop brewing process before over extracted coffee bubbles into pot

A very good way to learn is taste with a teaspoon a bit of first flowing out ...then taste again every few sec

That is a very good way to learn the degrees of extractions & how they all go together to make a balanced taste

Espresso machine users have used this as a learning tool
using multiple cups catching as it flows out of porta filter